Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is a class of expendable launch systems operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). GSLV has been used in fifteen launches since 2001.
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS),which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India while the Chairman of ISRO also acts as the executive of DoS. ISRO is primarily responsible for performing tasks related to space-based operations,space exploration,international space cooperation and the development of related technologies. ISRO is one of the six government space agencies in the world that possesses full launch capabilities,can deploy cryogenic engines,can launch extraterrestrial missions and operate a large fleet of artificial satellites. ISRO is one of the four government space agencies to have soft landing (unmanned) capabilities.
Satish Dhawan was an Indian mathematician and aerospace engineer,widely regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India. Born in Srinagar,Dhawan was educated in India and further on in United States. Dhawan was one of the most eminent researchers in the field of turbulence and boundary layers,leading the successful and indigenous development of the Indian space programme. He succeeded M. G. K. Menon,as the third chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 1972. The second launch pad of ISRO,Satish Dhawan space centre is named after him. He is greatly regarded as the man behind A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan is an Indian space scientist who headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to 2003. He is presently Chancellor of Central University of Rajasthan and NIIT University. He is the former chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and the chairman of Karnataka Knowledge Commission. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha (2003–09) and a former member of the now defunct Planning Commission of India. He was also the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies,Bangalore,from April 2004 to 2009. He is a recipient of the three major civilian awards from the Government of India:the Padma Shri,the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan.
Udupi Ramachandra Rao was an Indian space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. He was also the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad and Nehru Planetarium at Bengaluru and chancellor of the Indian Institute for Space Science and Technology (IIST) at Thiruvananthapuram. He is known as "The Satellite Man of India". He pioneered India's first satellite launch Aryabhata in 1975.
Mylswamy Annadurai,popularly known as the Moon Man of India,is an Indian scientist working as vice president for Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology,Chairman,Board of Governors,National Design and Research Forum. He was born on 2 July 1958,in Kothavadi in the Coimbatore district,Tamil Nadu state of India. Prior to taking this assignment he was with Indian Space Research Organisation and served as director of the Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre. During his 36 years of service in the Indian Space Research Organisation,he had some of the major contributions,including two of the major missions of ISRO,namely Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan. Annadurai has been listed among 100 Global thinkers of 2014 and topped the innovators list. His works are mentioned in textbooks of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education
Antrix Corporation Limited is an Indian government-owned company under the administrative control of the Department of Space. It was incorporated in September 1992,as a commercial and marketing arm of ISRO by prompting,commercially delivering and marketing products and services emanating from ISRO. It provides major technical consultancy services and transfers technologies to industry.
Koppillil Radhakrishnan is an Indian space scientist who headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) between November 2009 and December 2014 as Chairman of Space Commission,Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of ISRO. Prior to this,he was the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (2007-2009) and Director of National Remote Sensing Agency (2005-2008) of the Department of Space. He had a brief stint of five years (2000-2005) in the Ministry of Earth Sciences as Director of Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS). Under his leadership of ISRO,India became the first country to reach Mars in its first attempt.
Parivakkam Subramaniam Veeraraghavan is a well known space scientist and rocket technologist of India. He has served as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala and as the Director of ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU),Thiruvananthapuram. One of the most senior scientists at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO),Veeraraghavan is known for his contributions to launch vehicle technology,especially in the areas of integration &checkout and Inertial Systems of ISROs launch vehicles. Presently,he is holding the honorary position of Prof. Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor in VSSC,ISRO since January 2013.
M.Y.S. Prasad is an Indian scientist and the former director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota Range (SDSC-SHAR). Govt. of India’s Civilian Award Padma Shri for the year 2014 for his distinguished service in Science and Technology.
M. C. Dathan is an Indian space scientist and former director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). The Government of India honoured him,in 2014,by awarding him the Padma Shri,the fourth highest civilian award,for his contributions to the fields of science and technology. In May 2016,the Government of Kerala appointed MC Dathan as the scientific advisor to chief minister.
Aluru Seelin Kiran Kumar is an Indian space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation,having assumed office on 14 January 2015. He is credited with the development of key scientific instruments aboard the Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan space crafts. In 2014,he was awarded the Padma Shri,India's fourth highest civilian award,for his contributions to the fields of science and technology. Kiran Kumar previously served as Director of Ahmedabad Space Applications Centre.
Prem Shanker Goel is an Indian space scientist,former secretary at the Department of Ocean Development,Ministry of Earth Sciences,Government of India and a former director of Indian Space Research Organization. He was honored by the Government of India,in 2001,with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.
Suryanarayanan Srinivasan (1941–1999) was an Indian aeronautical engineer and the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),known for his pioneering work in rocket science. He also served as the director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre and assisted A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in the SLV3 Mission as its deputy director. He was an elected Fellow of the Aeronautical Society of India and the Indian National Academy of Engineering. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan,in 2000,for his contributions to Indian space program.
India's Space Industry is predominantly driven by the national Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The industry includes over 500 private suppliers and other various bodies of the Department of Space in all commercial,research and arbitrary regards. There are relatively few independent private agencies,though they have been gaining an increased role since the start of the 21st century. In 2019,the space industry of India accounted for $7 billion or 2% of the global space industry and employed more than 45,000 people. Antrix Corporation expects the industry to grow up to $50 billion by 2024 if provided with appropriate policy support.
PSLV-C7 was a mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket,launched on January 10,2007,by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota,Andhra Pradesh.
